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  • "There used to be a bloke who gave himself out by walking when he'd hit the ball. The popularity of that within his team-mates may be shown by the fact that since his retirement, they no longer reply to any emails, phone calls or text messages."
    Adam Gilchrist gives a tongue-in-cheek response to his own philosophy of 'walking'

    Oct 12, 2008

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    2007 Beige Brigade awards

    By Will last year, mid-May, Comments

    All sorts of bizarre and brilliant awards from the Beige Brigade. The World Cup won Off-field cockup of the year, naturally, while Monty Panesar was voted the on-field sensation, also earning the unlikely accolade of “the next Phil Tufnell”. He is not, on absolutely every level, but it’s made me laugh thinking about their comparisons. Apart from both being left-arm tweakers, I can’t imagine either has anything in common with the other. “Awight Mont, ahhhs it garn? Fackin right on, ‘appy days” and so on.

    Anyway, here are the rest of the winners.

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    Lip ferrets, hairy lips and “big Merv’s”

    By Will 3 years ago, at the start of November, Comments

    I’m a bit late on this, but it’s still worth writing about. In their boredom, the England team have started growing moustaches / lip ferrets / hairy lips, inspired perhaps by the Beige Brigade (see more on them here, or see their blog). Classic.

    Chris has his own idea of what Michael Vaughan (injured) might look like. For once, the Beeb have a half-decent headline: Tache-tastic!

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    Beige Brigade: “It’s About Passion. Not Fashion”

    By Will 3 years ago, at the start of February, Comments


    Originally read this a few days ago thanks to Mike. New Zealand’s answer (replacement?) to England’s Barmy Army are the Beige Brigade, bringing back memories of the 1980s: perms, taches and some lovely tight-fitting & fetching beige kit! Their challenge is thus:

    “As the players will be wearing Beige Brigade kit on the field, it seems important things are taken to the next level, so we have decided to reward any player who grows a moustache for the fixture. Any player who fronts up with a real moustache on their face will get “a lot” of beer delivered to their local cricket club, courtesy of the Beige Brigade”

    More info on their dry-witted-antics at their site

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